Mental strength paid off for France, says Deschamps
People from France say this was the ideal setting to watch the game, because it felt like home, and united a community. The two previous finals were 0-0 after 90 minutes before being settled with a single goal deep into extra time.

13 rescued from Thai cave to be released next week
The 12 boys rescued from a flooded cave in Thailand are craving KFC's homestyle cooking, according to reports Saturday. A friend of Harris, Sue Crowe, told the BBC that he was an unassuming and selfless family man.

England coach gets vests for life as Cup cult grows
William's brother the Duke of Sussex also backed Gareth Southgate's men ahead of England's biggest night of football in 28 years. The Football Association confirmed on Sunday evening that England would be wearing an all-white kit in Wednesday's match.

Unsworth added that Musk's mini-submarine strategy "had absolutely no chance of working" despite the billionaire's claims on Twitter. "It's not finished. I believe he's called me a pedophile". Rigid", he said. "So it wouldn't have gone around corners or around any obstacles. It wouldn't have made the first 50 meters into the cave from the dive start point.

"Bet ya a signed dollar it's true", Musk said in since-deleted tweets after being challenged on the claim.

Mark Stephens, a partner at London law firm, Howard Kennedy, said: "It's a cast iron case of libel and [Unsworth] will undoubtedly be able to sue".

"Yes", Mr Unsworth said when asked if he would consider legal action.

"I'll take advice when I get back to London", he told 9 News during a celebratory ceremony outside the evacuated gave.

"I do not actually see the checks (changed that policy today)", Musk said in one. "Well." He cleared his throat. "Well, rescuing 12 young boys, by definition that puts everybody else in the same context". "I haven't decided what to do next yet", Vern Unsworth told Reuters in Mae Sai town in Chiang Rai province, about 2 miles from the cave where the boys and their coach were trapped for 18 days. "I think people realize what sort of guy [Musk] is".

Mr O'Donnell said Mr Musk has fallen into a "hero worship persona" but has failed to live up to the responsibility that implies.

Anderson and others noted how Tesla has been at the forefront of electric vehicle development and reducing carbon emissions - and Musk's controversial Twitter comments could jeopardize that.

The episode also seemed to repel some of Tesla's closest backers, including alternative-energy loyalists who saw in Tesla a worthy opponent to the juggernauts of the oil and gas industries.